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"Prisons...."

Should they be used for:

A). Punishment
B). Rehabilitation?

Please explain your answer.

Thakyou!

This isn't any course or anything I have to do, I'm just curious what you lot think about this...

First offence, rehab, further offences, deportation. To the bottom of the Atlantic.

full of bummers. avoid.

you know prisons are just schools for criminals don't you? you go in a petty thief and come out a bank robbing murderer....

(note : may not be true - just an opinion :D )

How about mandatory yogic flying [a la the Natural Law Party]. No prisoner can get out of prison until they satisfy the watchful eye of a Tibetan monk. Rehabilitation via mystical discipline.

You can call me a revolutionary if you want.

VenomByte wrote:
> Rehabilitation on first offences, or at least minor crimes. Repeated
> offences should then result in punishment.

That's a good answer - I'll go with that.

(C) Medieval Torture.

First offence, and only first offence, rehabilitation. Second time, punishment. And not these stupid couple of years sentences, but 10 years minimum, second offence 20 years, and so on. If you don't learn your lesson first time around then we as a society do not need you !

Some crimes should carry a minimum of life with no parole for 30 years, other life with no possibility of release - terrorism would be something I'd class as worthy of that sentence.

Rehabilitation. They need to be shown that what they did was wrong, and they don't HAVE to do that sort of thing, they can get jobs and work an honest living.

But, yeah, multiple offenders should get life. I'm not kidding. They've proven they can't "get along" with society, don't let them be part of it. I reckon five minor crimes or three majors and that's it - 30 years, no chance of being let out early. And when they're released, assuming they can actually work at all, they have to work cleaning the streets until they retire, which for most won't be long at all. It's what they deserve.

Rehabilitation on first offences, or at least minor crimes. Repeated offences should then result in punishment.

Should they be used for:

A). Punishment
B). Rehabilitation?

Please explain your answer.

Thakyou!

This isn't any course or anything I have to do, I'm just curious what you lot think about this...